Rangely is a small town located in Northwest Colorado. It has a long and proud history of local politics, with citizens engaging in the democratic process to ensure their voices are heard. The town is currently represented by elected officials at the county, state, and federal levels. In addition to these representatives, Rangely also has a strong presence in political organizations such as the local Republican and Democratic parties. Citizens actively participate in elections, attending meetings and rallies to cast their ballots for the candidates they believe will best serve their interests. Furthermore, many residents take part in nonpartisan initiatives such as helping out with voter registration drives and campaigning for issues that matter most to them. All of these efforts demonstrate Rangely's commitment to upholding democracy and protecting citizens' rights.
The political climate in Rangely, CO is strongly conservative.
Rio Blanco County, CO is very conservative. In Rio Blanco County, CO 15.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rio Blanco county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.9% to 15.2%.
Rio Blanco county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rangely, CO is strongly conservative.
Rio Blanco County, Colorado is very conservative.
Colorado is somewhat liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Rangely, Colorado: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Rangely, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $280 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $280 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $20,689 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $369 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)